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Mathusalem (1927)

★ 4.6/10 9 min France French
Theatre Play: Ivan Goll
Streaming: Not available

Description

Mathusalem (or Methuselah) is a 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd. The 1927 run of the play saw five sequences-- some of Jean Painlevé's earliest film work-- projected against a backdrop of white clouds.

Top Cast

Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud
Marcel Barencey
Marcel Barencey
Henri Marchand
Henri Marchand
Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé

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